Kurt Elling – SuperBlue (Edition EDN1174. Album Review by John Bungey) Kurt Elling has been busy turning himself into the male jazz vocalist of our times. In March he won his second […]
Kurt Elling – ‘SuperBlue’
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John Altman: Putting Some Big Band Brass into ‘No Time To Die’
John Altman’s credit in the closing titles of the new James Bond movie reads ‘Studio One Conductor and Additional Arrangements.” Here he explains the back-story of how he put some big band […]
Monday Lunchtime Gigs Resume at the Spice of Life, Soho (from 4 October)
Richard Pite is looking forward to the return of the Monday lunchtime sessions at the Spice of Life in Soho, starting on 4 October with Enrico Tomasso. Richard writes: The Spice (6 […]
Andrew Woodhead (‘Pendulums – Music for Bellringers, Improvisers & Electronics’ album launch 16 October)
Birmingham-based composer Andrew Woodhead is about to perform the most ambitious piece you’ll hear this year. The album Pendulums – Music for Bellringers, Improvisers & Electronics was released in June, and the launch […]
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra – ‘Live At 25’ in Edinburgh
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra – Live At 25 (The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. 24 September 2021. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) Tommy Smith has clearly been counting the days since the SNJO last […]
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber – ‘Angels Over Oakanda’ (Avant Groidd Musica. Album review by Adam Sieff) Burnt Sugar is a New York based improv unit currently comprising over two dozen members […]
Jazz is Back at Lauderdale House, Highgate (starts 21 October)
The Thursday night Jazz at the House series at Lauderdale House in Highgate, programmed by one of LJN’s heroes Brian Blain, will start again on 21 October. The full programme and a […]
“Scenes of Now”: Programme for Jazzfest Berlin 2021 Announced
*The programme for the 58th Jazzfest Berlin is announced today. *This year’s festival from 4 to 7 November is the fourth under the artistic direction of Nadin Deventer and has the strapline […]
Dexter Gordon Quartet – ‘Willisau 1978’
Dexter Gordon Quartet – Willisau 1978 – (Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 45) (The Montreux Jazz Label TCB 02452 . Album review by Alison Bentley) That great bear hug of a sound; […]
William Ellis – ‘Music On A Chink Of Light’ Exhbition in Edinburgh
Patrick Hadfield went to the opening of music photographer William Ellis’ exhibition , with the title Music On A Chink Of Light. The exhibition – of limited edition handmade silver gelatin prints […]
Andrea Massaria – ‘New Needs Need New Techniques‘
Andrea Massaria – New Needs Need New Techniques (Leo Records CD LR 896. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Trieste-based guitarist Andrea Massaria (b.1965) is still relatively little known in the UK, whereas […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra – tour dates until March 2022
Nikki Iles, pianist, educator, bandleader is a pivotal figure in British jazz. Her jazz orchestra has just begun a tour in Scarborough, where they played the festival on Saturday. The remaining dates […]
Fiona Ross (new album ‘Red Flags and High Heels’, launch 6 October)
Fiona Ross’s fifth album Red Flags and High Heels will be launched at Pizza Express Dean Street on 6 October. She explains the background. Interview by Sebastian Scotney, LondonJazz News: There are […]
Pee Wee Ellis: a Tribute by Denny Ilett
In this tribute, Denny Ilett (*) remembers his close colleague and friend Pee Wee Ellis, who passed away on 23 September 2021 at the age of 80. Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis has […]
Musicians’ Company’s Young Jazz Musician 2021 prize awarded to trombonist Daniel Higham
The winner of the Musicians’ Company’s Young Jazz Musician Award 2021 is Daniel Higham (trombone). Here is the remaining text of the press release: “The Master of The Musicians’ Company, John Nichols, […]
